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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Pollard

MacArthur Foundation awards $100M to outbreak surveillance network, a boost amid global health cuts

US Philanthropy Outbreak Surveillance - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The MacArthur Foundation is awarding $100 million to a private pandemic prevention network across Africa, offering critical support to infectious disease surveillance at a time when governments are reducing global health spending.

It was announced Tuesday that Sentinel — a project that creates cost-effective pathogen detection tests, monitors outbreaks with real-time tracking tools and trains local scientists to carry out community-led responses — won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition.

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